The Odyssey Part 1

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Odyssey, Part 1: Flashback Reason

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Odysseus recounts earlier events to Alcinous

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Odysseus's value in the Odyssey

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admiration for cunning

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Danger of Lotus-Eaters

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Eating Lotus causes forgetfulness

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Qualities of an epic hero

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"Now, by the gods, I drove my big hand spike / deep in the embers, charring it again, / and cheered my men along with battle talk / to keep their courage up: no quitting now"

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Odysseus tells Cyclops his name is Nohbdy

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Cleverness

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Odysseus blinds the Cyclops because...

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...they need him to move the stone blocking the cave.

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Odysseus loses all his men

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The Cattle of the Sun God

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Polyphemus's action affecting Odysseus

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Begged Poseidon to curse Odysseus

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Heroic trait of Odysseus in Odyssey, Part 1

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Curiosity about the world

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Odyssey: Epic Definition

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Long narrative poem, cultural identity, features a hero